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difficult and sensitive sort of interaction between
students becomes increasingly important. This case
study examines a module that uses student debates
as a means of exploring American politics. The
module sets out a series of controversial topics in US
politics and then structures classes around individual
student debates and discussion. The format is
unique in that the instructor doesn’t do anything
except oversee the discussion, which are entirely
student led. The presentation summarises the
structure of the module, looks at student feedback,
and analyses how the debate format compares to
traditional essays in terms of student grades. The
grades are used to analyse how the debate format
affects students differently in terms of inequalities
across particular groups, including gender, ethnicity
and nationality. The analysis provides some
evidence about whether or not this format has any
particular positive or negative impacts on student
achievement.
Midwifery forum: Collegiate working for the good
of all *
Heather Ingram ([email protected])
Abstract:
A different approach to listening and responding
to the student voice has been a key theme on the
midwifery programme for 18 months particularly
reflecting the generational differences and needs
of Gen Y & Z ( Jones, Ingram & Mustafa, 2017).
With the aims of enabling students to have greater
involvement in contributing to and understanding
programme decisions and being able to shape
and influence decisions about their programme of
study to support greater performance, satisfaction
and growth, the forum was launched in academic
year 2017/18. Student engagement is central
in delivering and providing effective educational
programmes (HEA, 2012a). Involving students in
decision-making has also been identified as key
to shaping the student learning experience and
promoting a higher quality learning experience for
students (HEA, 2012b). With a multi-stakeholder
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membership, three programme specific meetings
have taken place per academic year complementing
the existing school staff student voice committee
for representing the student voice. Greater closer
academic and student partnerships have developed
and more buy in with collaborative projects. The
presentation discusses the set up and issues arising
from evaluation.
Dawdling and doodling: a walking-reading/walking-
writing group *
Ceri Morgan ([email protected])
Abstract:
This presentation aims to demonstrate how creative
writing can be used as method as well as practice
to foster co-production of a variety of forms of
knowledge. It showcases some of the recent work
undertaken by the Dawdlers, a walking-reading,
walking-writing group I founded at Keele in August
2017. Events include a geopoetics (walking and
creative practice) workshop at Silverdale Country
Park in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of
the Aberfan Disaster, an exhibition of materials
produced during and after the workshop at Silverdale
Community Library in 2017, and a show entitled
Seams, performed at Keele Chapel in June 2018.
Seams was devised in collaboration with immersive
performance company, Restoke. All activities and
outputs came out of research-practice collaboration
between academic staff, postgraduate and
undergraduate students, and non-HEI community
participants. The Dawdlers are currently working on
the first of a series of community walks, which will
be carried out in the Longport-Middleport area in
Spring 2019, in collaboration with visual artist, Nicola
Winstanley.